Atkins School District is a public
school district
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based in
Atkins, Arkansas
Atkins is a city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,016 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Russellville Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Atkins is located at (35.243485, -92.938212).
According to the Unit ...
,
United States
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. The Atkins School District provides
early childhood
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,
elementary
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and
secondary education
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for more than 1,000 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its three facilities in
Pope County, which receive
Title I
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funding.
It includes the communities of Atkins and
Oak Grove.
The Atkins School District is accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
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(ADE).
History
Jody Jenkins served as superintendent until 2020, when he died of
COVID-19
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.
In 2021 the district decided to adopt a four day school week instead of a five day school week.
Schools
In fall 2010, the district opened a modern facility that houses the elementary and middle schools.
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Atkins High School—grades 9 through 12.
* Atkins Middle School—grades 5 through 8.
* Atkins Elementary School—prekindergarten through grade 4.
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School districts in Arkansas
Education in Pope County, Arkansas